peremptory challenge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peremptory challenge
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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To save a peremptory challenge, the prosecutor might ask the judge to remove that potential juror for expressing doubt about his ability to follow the law.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
The defense attorney then sought to use a peremptory challenge, which allows the exclusion of a prospective juror without any specific reason.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2022
The Washington Supreme Court did so in 2018, saying judges don’t have to find purposeful discrimination to deny a peremptory challenge, and that challenges based on “implicit, institutional, and unconscious biases” can be rejected.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Neither side has to give a reason for striking a juror with a peremptory challenge, with one big exception.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
That untimely, peremptory challenge sounded the first knell to the light heart and careless freedom of youth.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 by Sarah Tytler
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